Ramsay Headstone 12 Metres South East of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Monument.
Ramsay Headstone 12 Metres South East of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- little-gutter-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NY 933 656
- Coordinates
- 54.98585, -2.10616
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ramsay headstone, dated 1753, is located 12 metres southeast of the southwest corner of the nave of the Church of St. John in Acomb. It is made of sandstone and features a shaped segmental top with a sunk panel that encloses an open book with text. This is flanked by crossed bones over a scythe and a self-swallowing serpent. The inscription commemorates William Ramsay of Acomb High House.
Local climate
Ramsay Headstone 12 Metres South East of South West Corner of Nave of Church of St John receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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